I didn’t intend to discuss passwords again this week, but a unique opportunity presented itself. A major phishing attack occurred at MySpace, and I got over 34,000 real passwords to analyze for ...

The man behind the 2003 report responsible for many current password guidelines says the advice is wrong. Bill Burr, the author of an 8-page publication released by the National Institute of Standards ...

The average Internet user regularly visits 25 different password-protected sites but uses only six different passwords. Of Internet users, 73 percent use the same password across multiple sites, 33 ...

Experts say to use emojis. On a computer, it turns out that emoticons are considered a symbol, which can beef up your passwords and make them more secure in combination with letters and numbers. “When ...

How Much Time Does it Take for Hackers to Crack My Password? Your email has been sent Hackers can crack weak passwords in seconds, while strong ones may take years ...

Cybersecurity attacks are now a common fixture of the digital landscape, but not enough people take password security seriously. Testing your password strength is one of the most overlooked yet vital ...

When the computer security company Hold Security reported that more than 1.2 billion online credentials had been swiped by Russian hackers, many people were worried---and justifiably so. Hold isn't ...